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LTC-1 – Free Ableton Live Track and Transport Control Made With Max for Live and Lemur for iPad

Recently I've been reviewing quite a few touchscreen controllers for Ableton Live. LTC-1, a new and free controller for Live comprised of a Max for Live device and a Lemur project by DSRT Sound, takes a decidedly different approach. There are no drum pads, no keyboard, no Session View. Its focus is on controlling the tracks, 16 to be precise, and the transport in Live.

It offer three pages, all of them clearly arranged which makes it easy to use:

Track Select Page

Commands Sub Page (accessible from the Track Select Page)

Mixer Page

Features:

Controls for volume, pan, sends 1-4, track enable, solo, and arm for up to 16 tracks in Ableton Live

Select tracks directly with one of the 16 large track select buttons or incrementally with the track forward/back buttons

Two views let you choose between either a detailed single track view or multitrack mixer

Complete transport controls for both session and arrangement view and an hr:min:sec time display

Additional controls for quantize, tempo, draw/view commands along with buttons for adding, deleting and duplicating tracks in Live

LTC-1 was made to be used alongside a hardware grid controller for working in Live's Session View or for the Arrangement View as a standalone or with a keyboard or drum pads. And that's what it works really well for. So if you've been missing a controller for the arrangement and have Max for Live, an iPad and Lemur, LTC-1 will be a great addition to your workflow.

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Madeleine Bloom is an Ableton Certified Trainer, musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer from Berlin. She studied Electroacoustic Music at the Franz Liszt Conservatory. For a few years she worked as a technical support for Ableton gaining in-depth knowledge of Ableton Live that even most CTs don't ever get. In 2012 she started Sonic Bloom and has since helped countless people on all continents with their music productions and live performances.